ï¿½vora (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Francisco Josï¿½ Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho, Archbishop
Josï¿½ Francisco Sanches Alves, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 24 September 1540
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Portugal
Square Kilometers: 13,547 (5,232 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://dioceseevora.pt/
Mailing Address: Curia Arquiepiscopal, Largo Marques de Marialva 6, 7000-809 Evora, Portugal
Telephone: 266.748.850

Historical Details

Diocese of ï¿½vora
- Latin Name: Eborensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
- Country: Portugal

Past and Present Ordinaries

Sebastianus † ( 1002 Appointed - 30 Dec 1036 Died)
Paio † ( 1183 Appointed - 8 Sep 1204 Died)
Soeiro † (Oct 1205 Appointed - 10 Jan 1229 Died)
Fernando † ( 1230 Appointed - 1237 Died)
Martinho Pires † (9 May 1246 Appointed - 30 Oct 1266 Died)
Durando Pais † (26 Jul 1267 Appointed - 2 Apr 1283 Died)
Domingos Anes (Ares) Jardo † (17 Jun 1284 Appointed - 7 Oct 1289 Appointed, Bishop of Lisboa)
Pedro Colaï¿½o † ( 1292 Appointed - 9 Aug 1296 Appointed, Bishop of Coimbra)
Fernando Martins † ( 1297 Appointed - 1313 Died)
Gerardo Domï¿½nguez † (30 Apr 1313 Appointed - 5 Mar 1321 Died)
Pedro † (21 Aug 1322 Appointed - 1340 Died)
Martinho Afonso † (10 Jan 1341 Appointed - 1347 Died)
Afonso Dinis † (15 Oct 1347 Appointed - 1352 Died)
Joï¿½o Alfonso † (3 Oct 1352 Appointed - 1356 Died)
Joï¿½o Gomes de Chaves † (28 Nov 1356 Appointed - 1368 Died)
Martinho Gil de Basto † (7 Aug 1368 Appointed - )
Pedro Gï¿½mez Barroso y Garcï¿½a † ( 1378 Appointed - )
Joï¿½o Eanes † ( 1385 Appointed - 1403 Died)
Martinho Gil † (6 Feb 1404 Appointed - 1406 Appointed, Bishop of Silves (Sylves))
Diogo ï¿½lvares de Brito † (3 Mar 1406 Appointed - 25 Feb 1415 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
ï¿½lvaro Afonso † (25 Feb 1415 Appointed - 1418 Died)
Pedro de Noronha † (11 Jan 1419 Appointed - 10 Mar 1423 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
Vasco Petri † (10 Mar 1423 Appointed - 1428 Died)
ï¿½lvaro de Abreu † (11 Feb 1429 Appointed - 1440 Died)
Vasco Perdigï¿½o † (23 Feb 1442 Appointed - 27 Feb 1463 Died)
Jorge da Costa, O. Cist. † (6 Mar 1463 Appointed - 26 Nov 1464 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
Luï¿½s Pires † (26 Nov 1464 Appointed - 8 Feb 1468 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
ï¿½lvaro Afonso † (8 Feb 1468 Appointed - 1469 Died)
Juan Roderici † (9 Feb 1469 Appointed - 1471 Died)
Garcia Menezes † ( 1472 Appointed - 1485 Died)
Afonso de Portugal † (18 Jan 1486 Appointed - 24 Apr 1522 Died)
Afonso de Portugal † (20 Feb 1523 Appointed - 16 Apr 1540 Died)
Henrique de Portugal † (24 Sep 1540 Appointed - 21 Jun 1564 Appointed, Archbishop of Lisboa)
Joï¿½o de Melo † (21 Jun 1564 Appointed - 6 Aug 1574 Died)
Henrique de Portugal † (15 Dec 1574 Appointed - 4 Jul 1578 Resigned)
Teotï¿½nio de Braganï¿½a, S.J. † (7 Dec 1578 Succeeded - 29 Jul 1602 Died)
Alexandre de Braganï¿½a † (27 Nov 1602 Appointed - 11 Sep 1608 Died)
Diogo de Sousa † (1 Mar 1610 Appointed - 30 Dec 1610 Died)
Josï¿½ de Melo † (18 Jul 1611 Appointed - 2 Feb 1633 Died)
Joï¿½o Coutinho † (3 Dec 1635 Appointed - 12 Sep 1643 Died)
Diego de Sousa † (19 Jan 1671 Appointed - 23 Jan 1678 Died)
Domingos de Gusmï¿½o, O.P. † (6 Jun 1678 Appointed - 19 Nov 1689 Died)
Luï¿½s da Silva Teles, O.SS.T. † (27 Aug 1691 Appointed - 13 Jan 1703 Died)
Simï¿½o da Gama † (1 Oct 1703 Appointed - 5 Aug 1715 Died)
Miguel de Tï¿½vora, O.E.S.A. † (19 Dec 1740 Confirmed - 16 Sep 1759 Died)
Joï¿½o Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), C.R.S.A. † (24 Mar 1760 Confirmed - 31 Jan 1783 Died)
Joaquim Xavier Botelho de Lima † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 10 Apr 1800 Died)
Manuel do Cenï¿½culo Villas Boas, T.O.R. † (9 Aug 1802 Confirmed - 26 Jan 1814 Died)
Joaquim de Santa Clara Brandï¿½o (Lopes), O.S.B. † (22 Jul 1816 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1818 Died)
Patrï¿½cio da Silva, O.E.S.A. † (21 Feb 1820 Confirmed - 13 Mar 1826 Confirmed, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon})
Fortunato de Sï¿½o Boaventura, O. Cist. † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 6 Dec 1844 Died)
Francisco da Mï¿½e dos Homens Anes de Carvalho, O.A.D. † (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed - 3 Dec 1859 Died)
Josï¿½ Antï¿½nio da Mata e Silva † (13 Jul 1860 Confirmed - 5 Sep 1869 Died)
Josï¿½ Antï¿½nio Pereira Bilhano † (6 Mar 1871 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1890 Died)
Augusto Eduardo Nunes † (18 Sep 1890 Succeeded - 11 Jul 1920 Died)
Manuel Mendes da Conceiï¿½ï¿½o Santos † (24 Jul 1920 Appointed - 30 Mar 1955 Died)
Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro † (20 May 1955 Appointed - 20 Sep 1965 Died)
David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (15 Nov 1965 Appointed - 17 Oct 1981 Resigned)
Maurï¿½lio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † (17 Oct 1981 Appointed - 8 Jan 2008 Retired)
Josï¿½ Francisco Sanches Alves (8 Jan 2008 Appointed - 26 Jun 2018 Retired)
Francisco Josï¿½ Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho (26 Jun 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of ï¿½vora
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of ï¿½vora (erected)
10 November 1394	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of ï¿½vora (from Santiago de Compostela)
Archdiocese of ï¿½vora
24 September 1540	Elevated	Diocese of ï¿½vora	Archdiocese of ï¿½vora
2 April 1550	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of ï¿½vora Diocese of Guarda	Diocese of Portalegre (erected)
9 June 1570	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of ï¿½vora	Diocese of Elvas (erected)
10 July 1770	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of ï¿½vora	Diocese of Beja (erected)
30 September 1881	Territory Added	Diocese of Elvas (suppressed)	Archdiocese of ï¿½vora
14 September 1956	Territory Added	Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon} (Herdade das Faias, Nï¿½cleo das Faias da Colï¿½nia Agricola de Pegï¿½es, Parte dos Antigos Foros da Herdade de Pegï¿½es, Parte da Herdade de Pegï¿½es)	Archdiocese of ï¿½vora
14 September 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of ï¿½vora (Parte da Herdade do Arieiro, Herdade do Espirra, and Posto Sequeiro da Direcï¿½ï¿½o-Geral dos Serviï¿½os Agrï¿½colas)	Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
16 July 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Beja (Melides/Ponta de Troia (in Grandola)) Archdiocese of ï¿½vora (Canha, Pegoï¿½s, and Santo Isidro (all in Montijo) and Comporta (in Alcï¿½zar do Sal)) Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon} (Setubal)	Diocese of Setï¿½bal (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of ï¿½vora

1970 349,071 364,282 95.8% 134 27 161 2,168 45 317 166 ap1971

1980 305,000 323,000 94.4% 108 31 139 2,194 58 318 166 ap1981

1990 278,000 294,000 94.6% 94 20 114 2,438 30 311 162 ap1991

1999 246,325 290,400 84.8% 82 29 111 2,219 10 42 257 161 ap2000

2000 246,325 290,400 84.8% 84 32 116 2,123 10 45 250 158 ap2001

2001 246,325 290,400 84.8% 87 32 119 2,069 10 45 253 158 ap2002

2002 246,325 290,400 84.8% 79 30 109 2,259 10 50 239 158 ap2003

2003 246,325 290,400 84.8% 84 30 114 2,160 10 41 227 158 ap2004

2004 246,325 290,400 84.8% 77 30 107 2,302 10 41 220 158 ap2005

2006 245,900 290,000 84.8% 77 26 103 2,387 10 51 191 158 ap2007

2013 275,800 321,000 85.9% 71 18 89 3,098 14 31 138 158 ap2014

2016 272,200 317,000 85.9% 67 17 84 3,240 13 36 140 156 ap2017

2019 269,500 314,000 85.8% 58 16 74 3,641 31 34 126 156 ap2020

2021 269,000 313,570 85.8% 58 23 81 3,320 31 41 129 156 ap2022

2023 269,225 314,030 85.7% 57 19 76 3,542 31 76 60 156 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of ï¿½vora
1970	349,071	364,282	95.8%	134	27	161	2,168		45	317	166	ap1971
1980	305,000	323,000	94.4%	108	31	139	2,194		58	318	166	ap1981
1990	278,000	294,000	94.6%	94	20	114	2,438		30	311	162	ap1991
1999	246,325	290,400	84.8%	82	29	111	2,219	10	42	257	161	ap2000
2000	246,325	290,400	84.8%	84	32	116	2,123	10	45	250	158	ap2001
2001	246,325	290,400	84.8%	87	32	119	2,069	10	45	253	158	ap2002
2002	246,325	290,400	84.8%	79	30	109	2,259	10	50	239	158	ap2003
2003	246,325	290,400	84.8%	84	30	114	2,160	10	41	227	158	ap2004
2004	246,325	290,400	84.8%	77	30	107	2,302	10	41	220	158	ap2005
2006	245,900	290,000	84.8%	77	26	103	2,387	10	51	191	158	ap2007
2013	275,800	321,000	85.9%	71	18	89	3,098	14	31	138	158	ap2014
2016	272,200	317,000	85.9%	67	17	84	3,240	13	36	140	156	ap2017
2019	269,500	314,000	85.8%	58	16	74	3,641	31	34	126	156	ap2020
2021	269,000	313,570	85.8%	58	23	81	3,320	31	41	129	156	ap2022
2023	269,225	314,030	85.7%	57	19	76	3,542	31	76	60	156	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

ï¿½lvaro de Abreu † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1429 to 1440)
Martinho Afonso † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1341 to 1347)
ï¿½lvaro Afonso † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1468 to 1469)
ï¿½lvaro Afonso † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1415 to 1418)
Joï¿½o Alfonso † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1352 to 1356)
Didacus ï¿½lvares † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1713 - Did Not Take Effect)
Diogo ï¿½lvares de Brito † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1406 to 25 Feb 1415)
Domingos Anes (Ares) Jardo † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1284 to 7 Oct 1289)
Gabriel ab Annuntiatione, C.R.S.J.E. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Mar 1640)
Amador Arrais de Mendoza, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jul 1568 to 30 Oct 1581)
Domingos Barata, O.SS.T. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1700 to 1 Aug 1707)
Joaquim Xavier Botelho de Lima † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 10 Apr 1800)
Alexandre de Braganï¿½a † (Archbishop: 27 Nov 1602 to 11 Sep 1608)
Joï¿½o de Braganï¿½a †
Teotï¿½nio de Braganï¿½a, S.J. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Jul 1578; Archbishop: 7 Dec 1578 to 29 Jul 1602)
Luï¿½s Cerqueira, S.J. †
Pedro Colaï¿½o † (Bishop: 1292 to 9 Aug 1296)
Joï¿½o Coutinho † (Archbishop: 3 Dec 1635 to 12 Sep 1643)
Jorge da Costa, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1463 to 26 Nov 1464)
Joï¿½o Cosme da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), C.R.S.A. † (Archbishop: 24 Mar 1760 to 31 Jan 1783)
Josï¿½ Maria da Fonseca de ï¿½vora, O.F.M. Obs. †
Joï¿½o d’Aguiar †
Josï¿½ Antï¿½nio da Mata e Silva † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1860 to 5 Sep 1869)
Miguel da Silva †
Patrï¿½cio da Silva, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1820 to 13 Mar 1826)
Joï¿½o Antonio da Silva Saraiva † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1965 to 19 Nov 1965)
Luï¿½s da Silva Teles, O.SS.T. † (Archbishop: 27 Aug 1691 to 13 Jan 1703)
Jacinto Carlos da Silveira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1780)
David de Sousa, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 15 Nov 1965 to 17 Oct 1981)
Afonso Dinis † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1347 to 1352)
Manuel do Cenï¿½culo Villas Boas, T.O.R. † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1802 to 26 Jan 1814)
Gerardo Domï¿½nguez † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1313 to 5 Mar 1321)
Manuel dos Anjos, O.F.M. Obs. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 1621)
Francisco da Mï¿½e dos Homens Anes de Carvalho, O.A.D. † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1845 to 3 Dec 1859)
Gaspar dos Reis, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 1555)
Joï¿½o Eanes † (Bishop: 1385 to 1403)
Pedro Fernandes Sardinha †
Cristovï¿½o de Jesu Fonseca, O.SS.T. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Feb 1596 to 1616)
Joseph (a Jesu Maria) Fonseca, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 1714 to 7 Aug 1741)
Afonso Furtado de Mendonï¿½a †
Simï¿½o da Gama † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1703 to 5 Aug 1715)
Martinho Gil † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1404 to 1406)
Martinho Gil de Basto † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1368)
Joï¿½o Gomes de Chaves † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1356 to 1368)
Pedro Gï¿½mez Barroso y Garcï¿½a † (Bishop: 1378)
Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. †
Domingos de Gusmï¿½o, O.P. † (Archbishop: 6 Jun 1678 to 19 Nov 1689)
Nunnius Martini † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 1534)
Fernando Martins † (Bishop: 1297 to 1313)
Josï¿½ de Melo † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1611 to 2 Feb 1633)
Joï¿½o de Melo † (Archbishop: 21 Jun 1564 to 6 Aug 1574)
Joï¿½o de Melo †
Martim Afonso de Melo †
Alfonso Mendes, S.J. †
Manuel Mendes da Conceiï¿½ï¿½o Santos † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Jun 1920; Archbishop: 24 Jul 1920 to 30 Mar 1955)
Garcia Menezes † (Bishop: 1472 to 1485)
Pedro de Noronha † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1419 to 10 Mar 1423)
Augusto Eduardo Nunes † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Nov 1884; Archbishop: 18 Sep 1890 to 11 Jul 1920)
Antonio Josï¿½ de Oliveira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Mar 1819 to 29 Jan 1824)
Antï¿½nio Paes Godinho †
Durando Pais † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1267 to 2 Apr 1283)
Joï¿½o Parvi †
Vasco Perdigï¿½o † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1442 to 27 Feb 1463)
Josï¿½ Antï¿½nio Pereira Bilhano † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1871 to 18 Sep 1890)
Josï¿½ Pereira de Lacerda †
Jeronimo Pereyra, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1557)
Vasco Petri † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1423 to 1428)
Luï¿½s Pires † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1464 to 8 Feb 1468)
Martinho Pires † (Bishop: 9 May 1246 to 30 Oct 1266)
Afonso de Portugal † (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1523 to 16 Apr 1540)
Afonso de Portugal † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1486 to 24 Apr 1522)
Henrique de Portugal † (Archbishop: 24 Sep 1540 to 21 Jun 1564)
Miguel de Portugal †
Maurï¿½lio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1981 to 8 Jan 2008)
Antonio Mauricio Ribeiro † (Priest: Sep 1795; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Sep 1824)
Josï¿½ Joaquim Ribeiro † (Priest: 25 Aug 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 1957 to Jul 1965)
Gonzalo Ribeiro de Almeida † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1518)
Juan Roderici † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1469 to 1471)
Bernardinus a San Antonio, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1674 to 1700)
Joaquim de Santa Clara Brandï¿½o (Lopes), O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 22 Jul 1816 to 11 Jan 1818)
Fortunato de Sï¿½o Boaventura, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 6 Dec 1844)
Jerï¿½nimo de Sï¿½o Josï¿½, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1752 to 2 Feb 1773)
Manuel da Encarnaï¿½ï¿½o Sobrinho, O.S.P.P.E. †
Diego de Sousa † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1671 to 23 Jan 1678)
Diogo de Sousa † (Archbishop: 1 Mar 1610 to 30 Dec 1610)
Juan Suï¿½rez, O.SS.T. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Aug 1613)
Miguel de Tï¿½vora, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1740 to 16 Sep 1759)
Domingos Torrado, O.S.A. †
Antï¿½nio Joaquim Torrï¿½o † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1773)
Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro † (Archbishop: 20 May 1955 to 20 Sep 1965)
Fernando † (Bishop: 1230 to 1237)
Paio † (Bishop: 1183 to 8 Sep 1204)
Pedro † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1322 to 1340)
Sebastianus † (Archbishop: 1002 to 30 Dec 1036)
Soeiro † (Bishop: Oct 1205 to 10 Jan 1229)

Source(s)

Diocese of ï¿½vora
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 236
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 149
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 191
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 98, to Page 100
Archdiocese of ï¿½vora
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 191
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 181
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 192, and Page 193
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 206
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 184, and Page 185
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 257
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 422, and Page 423

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